Poles Broken.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume X, Issue 177, 12 July 1920, Page 5

Poles Broken.

EVACUATION OF WARSAW.

WHOLE ARMY DISSOLVING

REDS OCCUPY MANY TOWNS

,By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.] London, July 9.

Berlin reports that a telegram announces that the Polish Government is about to leave Warsaw. Polish Communists have gone to the froir to agitate among the troops against continuance of the war. A Copenhagen message states that the Polish army is in a state of dissolution from the Carpathians northward jto the Beresina. Vienna reports that the Poles have evacuated Lemberg and the authorities have gone to Cracow. The Bolsheviks occupied the outskirts of Lemberg and the Poles have evacuated Vilua —(A. and N.Z.) (Received 12, 10.0.) Paris, July 11. Advices from Kovno state that the Bolsheviks have occupied Minsk. It is reported from Breslau that the Polish army has evacuated Brest Litovsk.—(A. and N.Z.) FOGH’S AID SOUGHT. POLES’ HOPELESS PLIGHT. ALLIES COUNSEL PEACE. Baris, July 10. Marshal Foch arrives from Spa tonight to discuss Poland’s army’s desperate plight with the headquarters staff. Foch told the Polish military authorities that it was regrettable that they did not follow his prudent advice earlier. According to the “Chicago Tribune” M. Millerand and Mr. Lloyd George consulted M. Graoski (Polish Minister) with a view to inducing Poland to submit peace terms to the Bolsheviks simultaneously with tho Allies’ proposals.—(A. and N.Z.) “THE GAME’S UP." POLES COMPLETELY BEATEN. (Received 12, 10.35 a.m.) Spa, July 11. A high Ukrainian representative referring to the Bolshevik operations towards Warsaw remarked to a newsnaper correspondent that the “game was up” and Poland was completely and N.Z. AN IMMEDIATE ARMISTICE. ALLIES DEMAND FIRST CONDITIONS OF TRADE RELATIONS. (Received 12, 10.0 a.m.) New York, July 11. The New York “Herald’s” Spa correspondent states that Mr Lloyd George and M. Millerand flatly refused Poland’s request to receive munitions and supplies delivered to the Allies bv Germany. The “Echo do Paris” says that Mr. Lloyd George after sonsulting tho representatives of France and Italy, is sending a note to Moscow making resumption of commercial and probably oolitical relations, dependent on an immediate armistice to Poland, stating chat the Powers thereafter, will fix the frontier in agreement with Moscow In the event of refusal he will send help to Poland. The “Echo de Paris” contends that the prerequisite policy bringing France in touch with Moscow must be Mox •ow's recognition of the Russians debt md guarantees from Russia, and from Poland, respecting the future. —A. and N. TRIUMPH FOR BRITAIN. ACCEPTANCE OF TRADE CONDITIONS. London, July’ 11. The “Observer’s” Spa correspondent, states that the Russian Government’s telegram accepting the British condi ions was sent direct to Mr- Lloyd George at Spa- This impressed otlio.illied Ministers as a British triumph It is believed that France and Italy will join Britain in recognising th" •soviet Government and establishing immediate political and commercial re lations. —(A. and N.Z.)